US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
James Clacher: Rapist who faked death and fled Scotland for Spain jailed
James Clacher received a 10-year extended sentence, including eight years in prison and two on licence, and was placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.
- On Wednesday, James Clacher was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh and jailed with an extended term including two years on licence.
- Facing two rape charges, Clacher vanished in May 2022 after abandoning his car at Loch Long car park and picnic area, Argyll and Bute, leaving a suicide note that triggered a major search.
- A reader tip to Sky News led investigators to Nerja, Costa del Sol, where the Spanish Civil Guard arrested Clacher while he worked out on a beach.
- Following extradition, prosecutors secured a guilty verdict at the High Court in Glasgow last month, finding Clacher guilty of violently raping two women; he was banned from contacting them and placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.
- Jurors heard detailed accounts from two women about rapid and violent assaults; Clacher denied wrongdoing and said any sex was consensual.
Insights by Ground AI
20 Articles
20 Articles
Lanarkshire rapist who faked his death and fled to Spain finally behind bars
James Clacher, who was reported missing from Bellshill in May 2022, was traced in Spain in May 2024 and arrested on an international warrant before being returned to Scotland to face trial.
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Evening Standard+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
Rapist who faked his own death and fled to Spain jailed for eight years
A judge described James Clacher’s attempt to evade justice as ‘cowardly’.
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources20
Leaning Left6Leaning Right3Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Center
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources are Center
47% Center
L 35%
C 47%
R 18%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
